Involving migrants in the development of guidelines for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations: a participatory learning and action research project by Chris van Weel, Anne MacFarlane, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Tomas de Brún, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, Mary O'Reilly-de Brún, Ekaterina Okonkwo, Jean Samuel Bonsenge Bokanga, Maria Manuela De Almeida Silva, Florence Ogbebor, Aga Mierzejewska, Lovina Nnadi

“…In this paper, we focus on findings about the use of formal versus informal interpreters because dialogues about these issues emerged as central to the identification of recommendations for best practice.Design This qualitative case study involved a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) research methodology.Participants The sample comprised 80 stakeholders: 51 from migrant communities; 15 general practitioners (GPs) and general practice staff; 7 established migrants as peer researchers; 5 formal, trained interpreters; and 2 service planners from the national health authority.Setting Galway, Ireland.Results There was 100% consensus across stakeholder groups that while informal interpreters have uses for migrants and general practice staff, they are not considered acceptable as best practice. There was also 100% consensus that formal interpreters who are trained and working as per a professional code of practice are acceptable as best practice.Conclusions Policymakers and service planners need to work in partnership with service providers and migrants to progress the implementation of professional, trained interpreters as a routine way of working in general practice.…”
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EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE DISTANCE E-COURSE “STATISTICAL METHODS IN PHARMACY” IN THE MATHEMATICAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALISTS by Iryna Zhovtonizhko, Maryna Nessonova, Mariana Barannyk, Nadiia Sheykina, Olga Marchenko

“…It is demonstrated, using the example of the developed by the authors distance course “Statistical Methods in Pharmacy”, implemented with the LMS Moodle, that a successful combination of methodological approaches and innovative teaching methods, aimed at implementing a competency-based approach in education, along with modern information technology providing online access to educational content, including tools for feedback support, practical skills development, and automated self-assessment, ensures the effectiveness of achieving educational goals by learners and the formation of professional competencies defined by the educational program. …”
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Insights into bacterial cellulose for adsorption and sustained-release mechanism of flavors by Jingyi Hu, Longfei Wang, Menglan Xiao, Weihua Chen, Meng Zhou, Yihan Hu, Yujie Zhang, Miao Lai, Aimin He, Mingqin Zhao

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicated the interactions between BC and citral was mainly composed of van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds. BC-Citral also exhibited excellent antibacterial capability. …”
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Nurses retention: the impact of transformational leadership, career growth, work well-being, and work-life Balance by Eman Sameh AbdELhay, Samah Mohamed Taha, Mona Metwally El-Sayed, Sahar Hassan Helaly, Islam Sameh AbdELhay

“…Work-life balance was found to be a strong predictor, with an unstandardized coefficient (B) of 0.255 (p < 0.001) and a standardized coefficient (β) of 0.426, indicating a positive relationship with retention, transformational leadership also significantly influenced retention, with a B of 0.082 (p = 0.002) and a β of 0.171. …”
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A U-Net-based denoising method for semi-airborne transient electromagnetic data and its application by Dong LIU, Hao FENG, Yongxin WANG, Xiaosheng ZHOU, Yuhong YAO, Huaifeng SUN

“…To address issues such as residual noise and the loss of effective signals, enhance denoising effects, and reduce the influence of subjective factors, this study proposed a denoising method for SATEM data based on the U-Net deep learning architecture (also referred to as the U-Net-based method) by applying U-Net to SATEM data denoising. …”
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Evaluation of Bias in the Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter with Method 202 by Yu-Mei Huang, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Nitrogen purging may reduce the mass of the particle fraction possessing high vapor pressure, as these substances are highly volatile. Also, we found that when we used a smaller beaker, less residual mass remained in it after transferring the CPM sample to the weighing tin. …”
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Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure as One of the Links in the Pathogenesis of Secondary Diffuse Purulent Peritonitis by D. V. Cherdantsev, O. V. Ovchinnikova, Yu. G. Trofimovich, I. G. Noskov, O. V. Pervova, A. A. Kovalenko

“…Intra-abdominal hypertension also increases the risk of developing postoperative peritonitis in patients who have undergone laparotomy.   …”
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Enhancing privacy and traceability of public health insurance claim system using blockchain technology by Andry Alamsyah, I. Putu Sadhu Setiawan

“…The logical architecture employs Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) diagrams to depict the revised process flow and data movement, while also incorporating a layered design concept. The physical data architecture provides a class diagram detailing data structures and actor relationships. …”
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Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, Pakistan by Munazza Fatima, Ibtisam Butt, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Behzad Kiani, Oliver Gruebner

“…Generalized Linear Model (GLM) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) were also applied to model the linear and non-linear spatial relationships between selected variables and ARI. …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Vitamin D Level on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Other Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Elif Koc, Fatih Bolat, Meric Kaymak Cihan

“…Duration of hospitalization was also longer in infants with low levels of cord 25-hydroxyvitamin D. …”
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The built environment and place attachment: Insights from Japanese cities by Jiuling Li, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Ryo Tanimoto, Reo Watanabe, Tomoki Nakaya, Yufeng Luo, Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka, Tomoya Hanibuchi

“…Several perceived measures, including access to shops, daily life facilities, public green spaces, public transports, the presence of paths, crime safety, and aesthetics, also showed positive associations with place attachment. …”
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Metabolomics-based study on the effect of low-voltage electrostatic field treatment on the storage quality of postharvest square bamboo shoots by Xi Wang, Yingchun Mu, Wei Su, Xing Lei, Zuhao Wang, Pulai Zhang

“…Results showed that with prolonged storage, the LP-treated group had lower activities of peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and lower levels of malondialdehyde, cellulose, and lignin compared to the control group, while superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and shear force values were higher. LP treatment also increased the levels of hexanol, (E)-2-hexenal, and azelaic acid, promoted the production of 2-nonanol and (Z)-2-heptenal, and inhibited the reduction of DL-malic acid, methionine, and the increase of L-phenylalanine and 4-coumaric acid. …”
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Randomized radial basis function neural network for solving multiscale elliptic equations by Yuhang Wu, Ziyuan Liu, Wenjun Sun, Xu Qian

“…Furthermore, it is contrasted with to local extreme learning machine method, which also utilizes domain decomposition and the least squares method. …”
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Effects of falls prevention interventions on falls outcomes for hospitalised adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis by Anne-Marie Hill, Meg E Morris, David L Carey, Susan C Slade

“…A better understanding of hospital falls and the most effective strategies to prevent them is vital to keeping people safe.Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of falls prevention interventions on reducing falls in hospitalised adults (acute and subacute wards, rehabilitation, mental health, operating theatre and emergency departments). We also summarise components of effective falls prevention interventions.Methods and analysis This protocol has been registered. …”
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Exopolysaccharides from camel milk-derived Limosilactobacillus reuteri C66: Structural characterization, bioactive and rheological properties for food applications by A.K.M. Humayun Kober, Mohamed Abdin, Athira Subhash, Shao-Quan Liu, Enes Dertli, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Pau-Loke Show, Mutamed Ayyash

“…Additionally, it reduced the viability of Caco-2 and MCF-7 cancer cells by 93.7 % and 61.4 %, respectively. EPS-C66 also demonstrated antibacterial effects against S. aureus, S. typhimurium, L. monocytogenes, and E. coli, with ranges of 5.9, 6.1, 6.0, and 5.7 log CFU/mL, respectively. …”
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Redox-mediated reverse water gas shift integrated with ammonia cracking over Ni/La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.5Mn0.5O3−δ by Martin Keller, Shih-Yuan Chen, Atul Sharma

“…Because the reduction of LSCM proceeds through a two-step mechanism that requires the prior cracking of NH3, it also substantially increases the redox reactivity of LSCM. …”
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Early outcomes of treatment selections for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: The first five year experience of a single center by Bahadir Aytekin, Goktan Askin, Naim Boran Tumer, Hayrettin Levent Mavioglu, Seref Alp Kucuker, Ahmet Saritas, Hakki Zafer Iscan, Mehmet Ali Ozatik, Erol Sener

“…Comparisons of ICU duration and LOS also favored EVAR (p=0.001). Conclusion: EVAR offers a survival benefit in the early period compared to OSR. …”
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A sustainable breakthrough in rodent pest control: laboratory validation of novel neem-andrographolide bait with dual toxic and contraceptive effects by Meenu Verma, Harjinder Kaur, Bhupinder Kaur Babbar

“…Mating behaviour and reproductive success were also affected in all the treated groups. Results thus revealed irreversible antifertility effect of treated bait even after 15 and 30 days of treatment. …”
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Recent advances in the extraction technology and bioactivity of lentinan by Sizhu Ren, Chunyan Xie, Hua Liu, Liyan Li, Xiaoling Han, Wenjie Chen

“…In addition, future research topics are also proposed.…”
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Long-term results of rectocele surgical treatment by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, A. A. Mudrov, L. P. Orlova, A. A. Tikhonov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…Analysis of results indicated, that evacuatory function of the rectum in the first 2 years after operation improved at 85,4% of patients, however eventually in 46,3% it worsened. It was found also, that results of operation did not depend on the method of rectocele surgery. …”
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